NEW ROUND – Sitka Fire Chief Craig Warren chats with Patrick and Catharine Weaver this afternoon at the fire hall during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The Weavers were waiting fifteen minutes after receiving the Moderna version of the COVID-19 vaccine. About 100 Sitkans were scheduled to receive their first dose today. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses for full efficacy. Sitkans can sign up to receive vaccinations at covid19.searhc.org. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
By DAVID A. LIEB
The Associated Press
Responding to warnings of potentially violent demonstrations, [ ... ]
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was revised on Monday, Jan. 18, to include more information on vaccination [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff High winds felled a large spruce tree on Jeff Davis Street shortly after noon Thu [ ... ]
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A partnership with the Trump administration has reduced disparities in Alaska Nat [ ... ]
Police Blotter Police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today. January 14 A domestic problem [ ... ]
Herring Film To be Shown Louise Brady will present a Zoom screening of the locally crafted film †[ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer With the start of the legislative session days away, Sitk [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
Superior Court Judge Daniel Schally today heard oral argum [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff Seven more positive tests for COVID-19 were added to the Sitka dashboard over two [ ... ]
By BECKY BOHRER
The Associated Press
JUNEAU (AP) — Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young voted against impeac [ ... ]
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Health mandates issued in Anchorage helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus l [ ... ]
Police Blotter Police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today. January 13 At 12:14 p.m. an i [ ... ]
Marie McGraw, 93, Dies in Oregon Former Sitkan Marie McGraw, 93, passed away on Jan. 13, 2021, at [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Assembly decided Tuesday night to hold off for another [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
A bearded man stood in a hallway amidst a crowd of people c [ ... ]
JUNEAU (AP) — Sealaska Corporation has announced plans to get out of the logging business after mo [ ... ]
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Teachers are among the groups urging state officials to speed up their eligibilit [ ... ]
Police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today. January 12 At 1 a.m. citizen contact was made [ ... ]
Kids for Peace Project on Tap Sitka Babies and Books and Sitka Public Library are inviting familie [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
When trailblazing performer Shelly Watson is asked what sh [ ... ]
By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The rolling case average of COVID-19 in Sitka continued to [ ... ]
By Sentinel Staff The 2021 guideline harvest level for this year’s sac roe herring fishery has be [ ... ]
JUNEAU (AP) — A judge has refused to invalidate more than 90 appointments made by Gov. Mike Dunlea [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff After a long hiatus, local basketball players returned to the co [ ... ]
Daily Sitka Sentinel
August 5, 2020
A Note To Our Readers
Reopening: Phase One:
Â
On March 30 the Daily Sitka Sentinel began taking precautions against the coronavirus, which was starting to show up in Alaska.
We closed our building to the public and four key employees started working remotely. Home delivery was suspended to protect our carriers from exposure to the virus.
Four months later, the virus is still with us and the precautions remain in effect.
In appreciation for the willingness of our subscribers to pick up their daily paper at drop-off sites, the Sentinel was free to all readers, and subscriptions were extended without charge.
As of August 1 the Sentinel is once again charging for subscriptions, but the present method of having subscribers pick up their papers at designated sites will continue.
The expiration date of all subscriptions has been extended without charge for an additional four months.
We thank our readers for their support in these uncertain times, and especially those who paid for the paper despite the free offer.
We look forward to the time when we can safely resume home delivery.
To check on the expiration of your subscription or to make a payment please call 747-3219. The subscription email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We also will be mailing out reminder cards.
The single copy price is again 75 cents. The news racks do not require coins to open, but we ask that the 75 cents for a non-subscription single copy sale be paid with coins in the slot.
– The Sitka Sentinel Staff
Â
Login Form
______________________
Â
Alaska COVID-19Â
At a Glance
(updated 1-15-21)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 10:55 a.m. Friday.
New cases as of Thursday: 296
Total statewide – 49,835
Total (cumulative) deaths – 228
Total (cumulative) hospitalizations – 1,126
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
The City of Sitka posted the following update on COVID-19 cases in Sitka as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Active cases in Sitka – 17
Hospitalizations (cumulative) in Sitka – 5
Cumulative Sitka cases – 301 (274 resident; 27 non-resident)
Cumulative recovered – 281
The local case data are from the City of Sitka website.
______________________
Â
 
20 YEARS AGO
January 2001
Photo caption: Sarah and Jeremy Pickard and Dr. James Brooks show off Lauren Marie Pickard, the first baby born in Sitka this year. She arrived at Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital at 10:05 a.m., Jan. 4, weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches. She’s the first child for the Pickards,who moved here in May with the U.S. Coast Guard.
50 YEARS AGO
January 1971
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Foster and daughter Marchele have ended a two-week vacation trip to Idaho. They bought a new Mustang in Seattle, drove it to Sandpoint, Idaho, to visit relatives and stopped in Everett, Wash., to visit Mrs. Foster’s cousin, whom she hadn’t seen in 13 years. Mrs. Foster and Marchele returned by plane and Foster is following with the car, on the ferry.
________________________
Â
calendar
